Zhu Qingyu

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• 慶餘 字
• 朱大 行第

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• 詩人

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1. [1] Name and identity Zhu Qingyu, also recorded as Zhu Kejiu, was a poet of the Tang dynasty.
   • CBDBZhu Kejiu (92533)CBDB records his name as Zhu Kejiu (朱可久), his courtesy name as Qingyu (慶餘), his ranking name as Zhu Da (朱大), and lists him as a poet of the Tang dynasty.
   • Souyun朱慶餘 (16263)The Tangshi da cidian gives his name as Kejiu, known by his courtesy name, with the ranking 大; the biographical profile names him Zhu Qingyu, alias Zhu Kejiu, of the Tang dynasty.
   • WikidataZhu Qingyu (Q11093704)Wikidata labels him Zhu Qingyu, gives Qingyu and Zhu Qingyu among his aliases, and records his occupation as poet and his citizenship as the Tang dynasty.
2. [2] Given name, courtesy name and ranking His given name was Kejiu and his courtesy name Qingyu, by which he was commonly known; his ranking name was 大, and he was also recorded as Zhu Da.
   • CBDBZhu Kejiu (92533)CBDB records his personal name Zhu Kejiu, his courtesy name Qingyu, and the ranking name Zhu Da.
   • Souyun朱慶餘 (16263)The Tangshi da cidian says his name was Kejiu, that he was known by his courtesy name, and that his ranking was 大; the profile lists Zhu Kejiu, Kejiu and Da as aliases.
   • WikidataZhu Qingyu (Q11093704)Wikidata records Qingyu (慶餘) among his aliases.
3. [3] Place of origin He was a native of Yuezhou, though one account calls him a man of Minzhong.
   • CBDBZhu Kejiu (92533)CBDB records Yuezhou as his place of origin.
   • Souyun朱慶餘 (16263)The Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian calls him a man of Minzhong, with Yuezhou as an alternative, while the Tangshi da cidian places him in Yuezhou (modern Shaoxing, Zhejiang); the profile also gives his hometown as Minzhong.
4. [4] Birth and death years His birth and death years are unknown; one record gives 797 as his birth year.
   • Souyun朱慶餘 (16263)The Tangshi huiping states that his birth and death years are unknown.
   • WikidataZhu Qingyu (Q11093704)Wikidata gives 797 as his year of birth.
5. [5] Examinations and Zhang Ji He went to the capital in the Changqing era and presented his poems to Zhang Ji, vice director of the Waterways Bureau, who praised them, so that Zhu became known.
   • Souyun朱慶餘 (16263)The Tangshi huiping records that he went to the capital in the Changqing era to sit the examinations and presented himself to Zhang Ji, vice director of the Waterways Bureau, who admired his poems, kept them in his sleeve and praised them, so that Zhu became known; the Zhongguo lidai renming da cidian likewise says that he was appreciated by Zhang Ji.
   • CBDBZhu Kejiu (92533)CBDB records poetic exchanges between him and Zhang Ji.
6. [6] Jinshi degree and offices In 826 he passed the jinshi examination and became collator in the Palace Library, later assistant director of music of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices.
   • Souyun朱慶餘 (16263)The Tangshi da cidian dates his jinshi degree to the second year of Baoli (826) and gives his office as collator in the Palace Library; the Tangshi huiping adds that he was promoted to assistant director of music; the profile lists his titles as jinshi, collator in the Palace Library and assistant director of music of the Court of Imperial Sacrifices.
   • CBDBZhu Kejiu (92533)CBDB records his jinshi entry and his office as collator in the Palace Library.
7. [7] Travels and career He travelled west to Dongting and north to the frontier, and his official career was unsuccessful.
   • Souyun朱慶餘 (16263)The Tangshi da cidian says that he travelled to the frontier and that his official career was unsuccessful; the Tangshi huiping records his journey west to Dongting and north to the frontier.
8. [8] Poetic contacts He exchanged poems with Zhang Ji, Jia Dao, Yao He, Gu Feixiong and the monk Wuke, and also associated with Bai Juyi, Wang Jian, Linghu Chu and Jiang Fang, as well as Yuan Zhen, Li Shen, Zhang Xiaobiao, Li Yu, Shen Chuanshi and Chen Biao.
   • CBDBZhu Kejiu (92533)CBDB records poetic exchanges with Zhang Ji, Jia Dao, Yao He, Gu Feixiong, the monk Wuke, Bai Juyi, Wang Jian, Linghu Chu, Jiang Fang, Yuan Zhen, Li Shen, Zhang Xiaobiao, Li Yu, Shen Chuanshi and Chen Biao.
   • Souyun朱慶餘 (16263)The Tangshi da cidian lists his associates as Zhang Ji, Jia Dao, Yao He, Gu Feixiong and the monk Wuke; the Tangshi huiping adds exchanges with Jia Dao, Yao He, Wuke, Gu Feixiong, Li Yu and Zhang Xiaobiao, and contacts with Bai Juyi, Wang Jian, Linghu Chu and Jiang Fang.
9. [9] Records of his life Accounts of his life are found in the Tangshi jishi and the Tang caizi zhuan.
   • Souyun朱慶餘 (16263)The Tangshi da cidian notes that his life is recorded in juan 46 of the Tangshi jishi and juan 6 of the Tang caizi zhuan.
10. [10] Poetic style and best-known poems His verse was fresh and delicate, close in style to Zhang Ji, with particular skill in the five-character regulated verse, and the Palace Poem and the poem presented to the Waterways Bureau were his most widely recited works.
    • Souyun朱慶餘 (16263)The Tangshi da cidian describes his verse as fresh in conception and delicate in description, close in style to Zhang Ji, with particular skill in the five-character regulated verse, and names the Palace Poem and the poem presented to the Waterways Bureau as his most widely recited works.
11. [11] Poetic lineage The Tangyin guiqian says he studied poetry under Zhang Ji and attained it in miniature; the Chongding Zhongwan Tang shi zhuke tu ranked him foremost among Zhang Ji's disciples, and a preface to the poems of Xiang Si says he alone personally received Zhang Shuibu's method.
    • Souyun朱慶餘 (16263)The Tangyin guiqian says that he studied poetry under Zhang Ji and attained it in miniature; the Chongding Zhongwan Tang shi zhuke tu says that he learned regulated verse wholly from Zhang Shuibu and ranks him in the highest class; the preface to the poems of Xiang Si says that he alone personally received Zhang Shuibu's method.
12. [12] School classification The Shi ren zhuke tu lists him among the eight admitted disciples of Li Yi, master of the Qingqi yazheng category.
    • Souyun朱慶餘 (16263)The Shi ren zhuke tu places him among the eight disciples admitted by Li Yi, the master of the Qingqi yazheng (清奇雅正) category.
13. [13] Quatrains and ancient-style verse The Houcun shihua says his quatrains were admired though his other works did not match them; the Zai jiu yuan shihua you bian says he could not write ancient-style verse, and the Sheng'an shihua records that Wang Anshi's Baijia xuan drew heavily on his poems.
    • Souyun朱慶餘 (16263)The Houcun shihua says that his quatrains were admired while his other works did not equal them; the Zai jiu yuan shihua you bian says that he could not write ancient-style poetry and was skilled only in quatrains even among recent-style forms; the Sheng'an shihua records that Wang Anshi's Baijia xuan selected many of his poems.
14. [14] Later assessments The Tang caizi zhuan praises him for obtaining Zhang Shuibu's poetic method and calls him a master craftsman of the poets' circle; the Tangshi pin says his writings were full of refined thought and his phrasing well attuned, and that he made his name in the poetic world.
    • Souyun朱慶餘 (16263)The Tang caizi zhuan says that he obtained Zhang Shuibu's poetic method, even in mood and exquisite in conception, a master craftsman of the poets' circle, famous at the time; the Tangshi pin says that his writings had refined thought and well-attuned phrasing, and that after personally receiving Zhang Shuibu's ideas he made his name in the poetic world.
15. [15] Critical appraisals The Tangshi gui zhezhong, citing Jingfu, says he was appreciated by Zhang Ji and befriended Jia Dao, his lines combining both manners; the Tangshi gaishuo places him in the wake of Wang Wei and Meng Haoran, while the Shixue yuanyuan says he studied Du Fu.
    • Souyun朱慶餘 (16263)The Tangshi gui zhezhong, citing Jingfu, says that he was appreciated by Wenchang (that is, Zhang Ji) and came to know Langxian (that is, Jia Dao), his selected lines combining Jia Dao's incisiveness with Zhang Ji's grace; the Tangshi gaishuo says that his poetic thought was clear and profound and that he followed Wang Wei and Meng Haoran; the Shixue yuanyuan says that he studied Du Fu and reached back to the Dali era.
16. [16] Works One juan of his poems, the Zhu Qingyu shi (also known as the Zhu Qingyu ji), is recorded, and two juan of his poems are preserved in the Quan Tangshi.
    • CBDBZhu Kejiu (92533)CBDB lists two titles for his collection, Zhu Qingyu shi (朱慶餘詩) and Zhu Qingyu ji (朱慶餘集).
    • Souyun朱慶餘 (16263)The Tangshi da cidian records one juan of Zhu Qingyu shi and two juan preserved in the Quan Tangshi; the Tangshi huiping likewise gives one juan and two juan in the Quan Tangshi.